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Journal 2018 8 201 the Journal THE FITZWILLIAM JOURNAL 2018 JOURNAL FITZWILLIAM THE Fitzwilliam College Storey’s Way, Cambridge, CB3 0DG, UK Registered Charity No. 1137496 www.fitz.cam.ac.uk The Fitzwilliam Journal Ex antiquis et novissimis optima Volume XIV, No 5 2018 For all Students and Fellows, Past and Present The Master’s Letter 2 Contents College News 4 The Bursar’s Notes 8 Fitzwilliam History – William Ewart MP 10 Fitzwilliam History Books 13 Library News 15 Chapel News 16 Master and Fellows of the College 17 Recent Elections and Appointments 19 Undergraduate Matriculation 23 The Senior Tutor’s Report 24 College Statistics 25 Academic Awards and Prizes 25 Graduate Matriculation 26 General Admission 30 Doctoral Dissertations Approved 31 Arrol Adam Poetry Prize 31 Exchanges and Travels 32 The Junior Combination Room 33 The Middle Combination Room 34 Academic Societies 36 Music and Art 40 College Sport 46 Development Office News 53 Development Events Outside Cambridge 54 1869 Foundation Luncheon 55 Golden Matriculants’ Reunion 56 London Dinner 57 September Reunion Weekend 57 News of Members 64 In Memoriam 68 The Fitzwilliam Society 77 Conferences and Events 82 College Information Inside back cover Cover photographs by the Editor, Dr J.R.A. Cleaver 1 Fitzwilliam Journal the master’s letter My decision to stand down as Master after ‘only’ six years was not lightly taken. As the time of my departure comes closer, there are a few regrets. It has been a fantastic privilege, a real opportunity, to play a part as Master in shaping the present and the future of the College. Both Christopher and I have hugely enjoyed working with students, staff, alumni and Fellows to further the best Painting by Beka Smith interests of the College. But it will also be exciting to return more fully to criminal-law and prison research. Six years seems to be a sensible length of time for a part-time Master, with a busy ‘other’ life. The College will also enjoy and benefit from the vigour and rigour of fresh leadership, too. It is nearly time to welcome the College’s ninth Master – how exciting. But first, let’s enjoy exploring the present and the very recent past through the pages of this Fitzwilliam Journal, excellently edited by Dr John Cleaver. Even the splendid cover photos are his. Fitzwilliam is a fantastic place, offering, as I frequently say, both ordinary and extraordinary people extraordinary opportunities. You get a small snapshot of those opportunities in this Journal, with its summaries of what has been going on recently in the College in academic, research, sporting and many other fields. One of the many joys of the job of Master for me is the happy feeling that people really want you to support and show an interest in every facet of College life. I have tasted many new experiences as Master of this College! In the year under review in this Journal (2017–2018), Conversation with the fabulously open and engaging tenor, we had another feast of amazing events. For me, Josep Carreras, who we welcomed as an Honorary Fellow Professor Catherine Barnard’s Foundation Lecture was truly (see p.4). But we also explored in other Conversations motivating and inspiring: she spoke from the heart about diverse subjects such as affordable housing and good- what the EU and Brexit meant for her. During my time enough policing. It was also a great pleasure to elect as Master, I have hosted perhaps 30 In Conversation with two other new Honorary Fellows last year – both alumni the Master evenings – normally on topics of importance of the College: Sir Kenneth Olisa and Cressida Dick, (whether or not it is important depends on your own Metropolitan Police Commissioner. perspective, of course) and always with intriguing people, The outside world piles lots of pressures on us, both often alumni. A highlight last academic year was my individually and as a College. Fellows, staff and students JRAC In Conversation with the Master: Affording housing in Cambridge, London and Manchester. With Jonathan Rose (Master-plan 2018 designer for North-West Cambridge, Eddington district) and Matthew Gardiner (1975; CEO Trafford Housing Trust) 2 have been pulled in many directions, whether we are talking about Brexit, USS pensions, disinvestment JRAC policies, mental-health support, student fees, or so many other current controversies. Readers are encouraged to ponder the Bursar’s wise words on pages 8–9. The year 2017–2018 was a ‘very good financial year’, thanks in large measure to a substantial improvement in our conference business and due to the generosity of our donors, largely our alumni. We will be celebrating this year the successful completion of our 150th Anniversary Campaign (£20 million – wow!), but we can’t afford to pat ourselves (or even you, our generous alumni) on the back with any sense of complacency. The financial future looks very uncertain, and yes – we are a fundraising College! Of the Fellows whom we ‘lost’ last year, I would single out Michael Potter, Rosemary Horrox, and Susan Larsen In Conversation: What are the Police for? With Professor Benjamin as three people who have worked exceptionally hard for Bowling (King's College London) the College in very many (and in such different) ways. I am delighted that Rosemary has agreed that there should be Our Values: a tea-party in May to celebrate her support of generations Our core values are a product of Fitzwilliam’s distinctive of historians. Without people who are prepared to go that history, location and context. These values are manifest in ‘extra mile’ for the College and its students, as these three the way we do things and how we prioritise actions: did, the College would be a pale shadow of what it has • Ambition for excellence and challenge; become. I am really grateful to them all. • Open, inclusive ethos, modern outlook, and And so to the future. You’ll find our Rolling 5 Year Plan concern for welfare of all members; – 2018–2023 on the main public website (see http://www. • Freedom of thought and expression; fitz.cam.ac.uk/about/official-information). It starts: • Continuing commitment to increasing diversity throughout higher education and to advancing Our Mission: equality of opportunity; To be an excellent College in a world-class University: • Community and public engagement; • To deliver a world-class undergraduate education; • Independence and self-governance. • To develop a stimulating and supportive environment for graduate education; Have we got it right? Let me know. And do read the whole • To advance research by graduates and Fellows; document. We have pondered long and hard, and would • To nurture and sustain a lively and welcoming value insights from our (often critical!) friends. community of scholarship and learning; Masters come and go, but let’s hope that Fitzwilliam • To attract a diverse body of high-calibre goes on forever. Thank you for the amazing support I have undergraduate and graduate students. enjoyed over the last six years, and indeed since I joined the Fellowship in 1991. I look forward to continuing to play In pursuing this mission, the College must balance the some small role in supporting the College and its Masters needs of present and future generations, and so ensure for many, many years to come. long-term sustainability. NICOLA PADFIELD 3 College college news JRAC Honorary Fellows, Patrons, and Fellow Benefactors This year, there were four elections to Honorary Fellowships. Professor Sir Shankar Balasubramanian FMedSci FRS came to Fitzwilliam to read Natural Sciences and to take his PhD. He is Herchel Smith Professor of Medicinal Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry, also works with the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, and has founded several spin-off companies in his field of nucleic acids. He is a Fellow of Trinity College, and was knighted in 2017. Sr Josep Carreras was born and brought up in Barcelona, and had a long and highly successful career as an operatic Dr Swaminathan with his wife, answering questions after Cambridge and tenor. Following his own recovery from illness, he set up Beyond: From Green to Evergreen Revolution the José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation, itself based in Barcelona. Institute; later, he worked on rice and wheat, and Commissioner Cressida Dick CBE QPM took her first engaged increasingly with government and international degree at Balliol. She joined the Metropolitan Police as programmes to enhance crops and agricultural practices a Constable and worked her way up briskly, intermitting in India – playing a very major role in the Green in 2000–2001 at Fitzwilliam to undertake her MPhil Revolution which resulted in greatly-increased crop in Criminology. She became Metropolitan Police yields. More recently, he has worked extensively in policy Commissioner in 2017. development – not only in agriculture but in areas as diverse as population policy and global security. Sir Kenneth Olisa has been an 1869 Fellow Benefactor of the College, and was knighted in the 2018 New Year Dame Sarah Asplin QC has been appointed to the Court Honours for services to Business and Philanthropy. He has of Appeal, whilst the Rt Hon Sir David Kitchin QC, Lord been Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London since 2015. Justice of Appeal, has been appointed to the Supreme Court from October 2018. Both are Honorary Fellows. *** Master and Fellows In May 2018, Honorary Fellow Dr Monkombu The Master has been appointed an Honorary Queen’s Swaminathan lectured in the Auditorium on Cambridge Counsel. In addition to Professor Nicola Padfield’s and Beyond: From Green to Evergreen Revolution. He joined academic work as Professor of Criminal and Penal Fitzwilliam in 1950 as a research student and obtained his Justice, as a barrister she is a Bencher of the Middle PhD for research into potato genetics at the Plant Breeding Temple, and currently is Vice-Chair of its Education JRAC 2018 Sr Josep Carreras in conversation with the Master and Professor Dominic Keown, in May 2018 4 In the annual round of promotions to senior academic posts there have been three appointments to Readerships, with effect from 1 October 2018.
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